Bamfurlong, Greater Manchester

Bamfurlong

Lily Lane (A58), Bamfurlong
Bamfurlong
Bamfurlong shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference SD596014
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIGAN
Postcode district WN2
Dialling code 01942
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Bamfurlong is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Location

It lies approximately 5 miles south of Wigan town centre and 2 miles to the north of Ashton-in-Makerfield. Bamfurlong has a population of around 2,500 people.

Remains of the station in 1962

Bamfurlong is within the ward of Abram.[1] For transport it is close to the M6 motorway. Bamfurlong railway station served the village from 1832 until closure in 1950.[2]

The proposed High Speed 2 line coming from the south will connect to the classic West Coast Main Line at the site of the closed station, allowing high-speed services to continue north on slower tracks to Wigan North Western, Carlisle, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central, although no station will be built in the village.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.saferwigan.org.uk/LocalArea/Abram/Wardinfo.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/bamfurlong/index.shtml
  3. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567682/Manchester_Volume2.pdf
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.